Circulating CD22+/CD19−/CD24− progenitors and CD22+/CD19+/CD24− mature B cells: Diagnostic pitfalls for minimal residual disease detection in B-lymphoblastic leukemia
Ting Zhou, Jeremiah Karrs, Truc Ho, Alyssa Doverte, James N. Kochenderfer, Nirali N. Shah, Constance M. Yuan, Hao-Wei Wang
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Abstract
Background
Multiparametric flow cytometry (MFC) has become a powerful tool in minimal residual disease (MRD) detection in B-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (B-ALL). In the setting of targeted immunotherapy, B-ALL MRD detection often relies on alterative gating strategies, such as the utilization of CD22 and CD24. It is important to depict the full diversity of normal cell populations included in the alternative B-cell gating methods to avoid false-positive results. We describe two CD22-positive non-neoplastic cell populations in the peripheral blood (PB), including one progenitor population of uncertain lineage and one mature B-cell population, which are immunophenotypic mimics of B-ALL.
Methods
Using MFC, we investigated the prevalence and phenotypic profiles of both CD22-positive populations in 278 blood samples from 52 patients with B-ALL; these were obtained pre- and post-treatment with CD19 and/or CD22 CAR-T therapies. We further assessed whether these two populations in the blood were exclusively associated with B-ALL or recent anticancer therapies, by performing the same analysis on patients diagnosed with other hematological malignancies but in long-term MRD remission.
Results
The progenitor population and mature B-cell population were detected at low levels in PB of 61.5% and 44.2% of B-ALL patients, respectively. Both cell types showed distinctive and highly consistent antigen expression patterns that are reliably distinguishable from B-ALL. Furthermore, their presence is not restricted solely to B-ALL or recent therapy.
Conclusions
Our findings aid in building a complete immunophenotypic profile of normal cell populations in PB, thereby preventing misdiagnosis of B-ALL MRD and inappropriate management.
期刊介绍:
Cytometry Part B: Clinical Cytometry features original research reports, in-depth reviews and special issues that directly relate to and palpably impact clinical flow, mass and image-based cytometry. These may include clinical and translational investigations important in the diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic management of patients. Thus, we welcome research papers from various disciplines related [but not limited to] hematopathologists, hematologists, immunologists and cell biologists with clinically relevant and innovative studies investigating individual-cell analytics and/or separations. In addition to the types of papers indicated above, we also welcome Letters to the Editor, describing case reports or important medical or technical topics relevant to our readership without the length and depth of a full original report.